Professional FAQ
Licensing, verification, services and fees, client requests and your responsibilities.
Eligibility
Lawyers and paralegals licensed by the Law Society of Ontario. Your licence must be active and in good standing, and the services you offer must fall within the scope of your licence.
No. Lease Case covers Ontario residential tenancy matters only.
Verification
We match your name and licence number against the Law Society of Ontario directory before your profile goes live. Clients see a verified badge, never your licence number.
Keep your status current. If we can’t confirm your licence, your profile may be paused until it’s resolved.
Yes. We review every bio before a profile is published. Plain language that explains what you do works best.
Services and fees
Yes. Each service has one fixed price that clients see before they send a request. Hourly rates and price ranges aren’t supported. You can turn a service off any time and keep its price for later.
Choose from services such as a free 15-minute consultation, document review, L1 application preparation, LTB hearing representation, T6 applications and eviction hearing defence, for the matters and regions you take on.
Professional fees haven’t been finalised. Any fee will be set out in the professional agreement before you go live.
Setup asks for a payout email for Interac e-Transfer and your tax details. Payment terms will be set out in the professional agreement.
Client requests and permissions
By matter type and region. You only see requests for the matters and regions you selected.
No. You can decline any request, for example if it’s outside your practice or capacity.
After you accept a request and the conflict check clears. Until then, neither side sees the other’s contact details.
Only what the client chooses to share. Clients control which records they share with you.
Your responsibilities
No. Lease Case doesn’t provide legal advice or representation. You’re responsible for the professional services you agree to provide, your conflict checks, your engagement terms and your Law Society obligations.
Whoever has expressly agreed to. If your engagement covers filing or service, that’s your responsibility. Otherwise, the client remains responsible.